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Skeeter Barnes

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61. Low income workers can't afford to take time off to see a doctor in the first place.

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 04:57 PM

Jun 2013

When money is that tight, you can forget about co pays or deductibles. Stuff like that is out of the question. We're talking about people who barely have enough money left over to buy gas to get back and forth to work and now they're supposed to cough up more? If they do get some kind of coverage, they won't be able to use it because they don't have the fucking money! I'm tired of the class warfare waged on workers by both parties. They are corporate owned and operated.

God damn the corporate owned United States.

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Affordable Care Act: Coverage May Be Unaffordable For Low-Wage Workers [View all] Purveyor Jun 2013 OP

the 1% laughs all the way to the bank datasuspect Jun 2013 #1

It is important to remember, I think, that the "they" to whom you refer is Congress. bike man Jun 2013 #4

*they* are mostly wealthy people datasuspect Jun 2013 #5

And *they* will pass no law that will adversely affect their wallets, or the wallets of bike man Jun 2013 #8

one of the fundamental rules of life: datasuspect Jun 2013 #9

It's also important not to propagate right wing speaking points Major Nikon Jun 2013 #46

+1 dreamnightwind Jun 2013 #55

all the way to their Etrade account to buy stock in Wellpoint, United Healthcare, Aetna... kenny blankenship Jun 2013 #11

To be fair metalbot Jun 2013 #57

I wish we would talk more about affordable care and not upaloopa Jun 2013 #2

That means it also MAY be AFFORDABLE. See how that works??? cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #3

I see how this works..... Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #7

It's sour grapes by the Romney fans...eom Kolesar Jun 2013 #10

Romney fans like Romney/Heritage care. Dragonfli Jun 2013 #31

Wasn't this basically Romney's plan? n/t leftstreet Jun 2013 #56

as a low wage worker, it wouldn't be affordable for me. KG Jun 2013 #6

...neither will the fine. L0oniX Jun 2013 #42

For $85 a month most low wage workers can get good coverage under flamingdem Jun 2013 #12

Not everybody can afford Medicare either. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #13

Do you happen to know what that costs? flamingdem Jun 2013 #15

sorry, I don't consider Obamacare single payer. With single payer you pay a tax and when you liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #19

If it wasn't for Obama fighting as he did flamingdem Jun 2013 #20

Medicare premium is $100.00 / month watoos Jun 2013 #54

Define "good" enlightenment Jun 2013 #60

anyone making 15000 a year would probably qualify for Medicaid flamingdem Jun 2013 #63

Only if you consider high deductible plans that cover only 60% of your costs to be "good" n/t eridani Jun 2013 #64

We may be without coverage at the end of this month ...the quotes I have gotten so far srican69 Jun 2013 #14

Any chance you can qualify for subsidies? flamingdem Jun 2013 #16

nope .. i make too much money for subsidies .. I am shopping for insurance at ehealthinsurance.com srican69 Jun 2013 #18

Assuming here you are not covered through an employer? flamingdem Jun 2013 #21

I am self employed ... my wife works for a hospital .. and we were covered through that ... srican69 Jun 2013 #23

yeah, we opted not to take Cobra as well. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #27

we are paying $925/month in premiums, and forget about paying the co-pays. They go to collections. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #17

Is this with employer insurance, is this after 2014? flamingdem Jun 2013 #22

We have private insurance. We may qualify for tax deductions but not subsidies. We would still liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #24

The ACA fixed all that. kenny blankenship Jun 2013 #25

I think I will pay the fine instead .. srican69 Jun 2013 #26

Let's hope we can afford to pay the fine ...or the IRS will do something to us. What, I don't know. L0oniX Jun 2013 #28

The IRS is supposed to be prevented from aggressively prosecuting non-compliance kenny blankenship Jun 2013 #33

I can hear the worshippers now. L0oniX Jun 2013 #38

+1 L0oniX Jun 2013 #30

Mandated home ownership! What could go wrong? Dragonfli Jun 2013 #34

You made me laugh on a grim topic Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #37

"buy the insurance, but not to get medical care" sounds like that's the plan. L0oniX Jun 2013 #40

I'm starting to think that was the plan Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #41

It may be considered to be a subsidy or welfare for insurance corporations... L0oniX Jun 2013 #45

Sadly, that is true, and that should anger us the most Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #47

Well that post is a bunch of crap. tridim Jun 2013 #52

You aren't getting the ACA rate, those don't become available until October 1. cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #36

Take a look at Costco Schema Thing Jun 2013 #50

My bet is that ACA will be unaffordable for anyone making under $15 a year. L0oniX Jun 2013 #29

I have a plan to cut 1/3 of the cost: get rid of private insurers. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #32

Private insurers are who this law was written for/by. good luck with that. Dragonfli Jun 2013 #35

Aren't those the ones who need it? Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #39

If they can't afford the nosebleed prices for under-insurance kenny blankenship Jun 2013 #43

Its "The Uniquely American SOLUTION!!!!" bvar22 Jun 2013 #44

Exactly zeemike Jun 2013 #59

Wow, great post dreamnightwind Jun 2013 #62

I posted about this during the debate Hydra Jun 2013 #48

and a huge ginormous asteroid MAY crash into the Earth! Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2013 #49

Of course we know. Just look at Massachusetts eridani Jun 2013 #65

People need healthcare. They get an insurance mandate instead. Skeeter Barnes Jun 2013 #51

+1 leftstreet Jun 2013 #58

We need to work on deductibles and copays and out of pocket expenses Babel_17 Jun 2013 #53

Low income workers can't afford to take time off to see a doctor in the first place. Skeeter Barnes Jun 2013 #61